Adewumni, the man that was being battered by Olisa Adibua released to the press that:
" I have been wrongfully quoted in various blogs and magazines, but this will be my first official statement and the last, so please disregard anything you might have seen, heard or read.
The incident in question has been dealt with to my satisfaction by the Management of Megalectrics, operators of The Beat 99.9 Fm, in a swift and conclusive manner.
The member of staff (Mr Olisa Adibua) with whom I had the altercation, has duly apologized most sincerely and I have accepted, based on the fact that since I started working at the station, my relationship with the said party has always been cordial and friendly"
To us at Page1 Magazine, we believe that this is a cheap ploy from the management of Beat 99.9FM to just cover up for Olisa. So, we decided to bring to u am email from a fellow colleague at TheBeatFM and it read thus:
"This letter had to be written anonymously because we have been 'instructed' not to speak to the press. We are appalled by Olisa Adibua's actions, and feel his physical assault on Dewunmi was barbaric and completely wrong. What's even more shocking is that he wasn't removed from the premises immediately. Olisa was his usual self the day after the incident, and was seen chatting and laughing with the GM Deji Awokoya (who was well aware of the assault). He was still permitted to do his show on Thursday, and went on to host the Beat of Lagos on Friday night.
We have no idea why the management at Beat FM has decided to treat this so leniently – he has actually been suspended for 2 months and not 4 weeks like you previously stated. Nevertheless, the majority of us feel 2 months is nowhere near enough, we are certain that anyone else would have faced an instant dismissal and possible legal charges.
To clarify details of the incident, the 'object' used in the assault was a brick. Olisa initially attacked Dewunmi with his bare hands then went downstairs to retrieve a brick then came back for part 2. He deliberately smashed his phones and dragged him outside, forcing Dewunmi to recover in a Keke Maruwa parked outside the office till 7am when more staff arrived. The incident was caught on CCTV, but will of course never be released. The GM Deji Awokoya apologized to Dewunmi on Olisa's behalf, and was given about N16k for his medical bills.
Please note it wasn't a fight – Olisa attacked Dewunmi, and he refused to hit Olisa back because he considers him an oga. Dewunmi refuses to press charges because he's afraid he'll lose his job – furthermore since this incident hit the press, he (Dewunmi) has been receiving death threats saying that he'll be harmed if this incident escalates further.
Olisa has had several run-ins with members of staff at Megalectrics (owners of Beat FM, Classic FM and Naija FM). On numerous occasions he has verbally abused different people – insulting them, swearing at them and threatening to make their life at Megalectrics 'a living hell' if they cross him. Management hasn't reprimanded Olisa once for this.
Keep in mind that Olisa is an anchor and a judge for 'Naija Sings' by MNET/GLO
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